Greg, folks could use a stern talking to regarding cable selection and some decent recommendations. I've had to explain to some friends/family that the reason they couldn't get that Fancy GPU to make that Fancy Display run at it's full HDR/Resolution/RefreshRate/WhateverFeature is because either the disgustingly overpriced $40 Monster cable or even the pack-in DP cable that came with their display didn't have the bandwidth to bridge the two at full speed, and they were going to need some cheap $14 cable from Bob's Mainstreet PC Shop instead because it met the pipeline bandwidth, not some overpriced or inadequate Best Buy/Amazon garbage.
Great video. What monitor would you recommend for someone wanting something with high refresh rate for gaming, but also good color accuracy for doing video/image work as well? I've been looking at 27" 1440p IPS monitors that are G-Sync enabled/compatible/with module, but am stuck on what to go with. The ViewSonic Elite may check all the boxes, but I'm frozen on making a decision. I'd like 32" 4k but just don't think I need it atm and the cost increase may not be worth it. Thanks and great content.
DP is the protoype of for what feature in the Next HDMI revision minus any DRM attached (thats why DP didnt got love from DVD/BluRay player and console and in the end TV mostly didnt support it either)
HDMI is multimedia cable - it has main purpose in connecting consumer electronics such as DVD/Blu-ray players, cable boxes and consoles with TVs. That includes audio and additional info (drm) over one cable. DP is what it says - a display port first. No wonder it is way superior....
Greg, this is fantastic. Im studying for my CompTIA A+ certification currently and I gotta say, you explain this way better than any A+ instructor I've watched. Excellent sir.
I'm so sorry. Took 2 comptia based courses and learned nothing useful. Source: have since been working in web development and networking. Sucks that it's still consider a standard
@@everythingfeline7367 i took 4 COMPTIA and failed on all of them😔 because i took them without working experience, they were network+ security+ CYSA+ Pentest+
The main thing that's an advantage compared from DP vs HDMI is that DP locks in the device like VGA did. On portable devices that move around a lot like the mini projector. The HDMI comes out VERY often.
This is awesome Greg! I’ve always had a hard time explaining why DisplayPort was better than HDMI to my not-so-techie friends. It’s too bad HDMI is so prevalent in TVs right now, but it’s not like they need anything more than that.
I know all this stuff already but I know one lucky viewer may have received PC parts to build their first PC this Xmas, and they'll be grateful for this video :3
Great video. While I know this all now, this would have been very helpful when I bought a 1440p 144Hz ultrawide monitor, plugged it into my laptop with HDMI 1.4 and couldn't figure out why it looked terrible :)
You dont need to daisy chain displays on Displayport, you can just get a hub and split the port multiple ways. Another advantage is that Displayport is more easily adapted to other display interface formats, including turning it into HDMI. The Displayport standard is also "free", while HDMI requires licensing to implement the physical connector.
This concept was very difficult to explain to my "average joe" clients while I was installing camera systems with HD NVR's. Some older HD televisions simply wouldn't display the source. They never understood why and some believed I was inexperienced and that I was making things up when I attempted to explain. How did I remedy this, well I made sure I had my 19" monitor with me in case I needed to "prove" my point. Ahhh the wonder years, lol. Great vid, thanks man.
But how do you see that the your monitor don't show all his hz, I have a 240 Hz monitor but I can't tell if he show 240 or 200 or 144 or 120... ( Sorry for the bad English, I'm french )
Cool video Greg. Great to see these discussed in depth. Something that comes to mind in better understanding these specs would be the display industry’s improvement in input lag and how it impacted different use cases for connections like casual gaming, FPS games, online games, movies, pc monitor use. Also it would be nice to see the year released in the spreadsheet view. Thanks and keep up the content. :)
love this kind of stuff. Lots of incredible information here. I'm buying a hub connector, and this really helps me understand what's available, as well as a great explanation of what the values mean. It might dumb-down the vid, but you might want to talk about frame rate and refresh rate and other values that figure into the calculus.
This is one of the best video ive ever seen when it comes to information about the topic, in this case HDMI. i wish all videos where like this for all that i need to know about different IT things
I'm with you on framerate, I play at 1080p high refresh (not many triple a games) because I have a 1070, but if I had the choice between 1080p 144hz or 1440p or even 4k @60hz, I would go for the fps
Great video. Nice to hear the two ports explained side by side. I do however have a question. Where does USB-C fit within this space now that some of the newer GPU’s are adding a port for USB-C
Okay so which would you run. I have an XFX AMD Radeon RX 6800XT I have HDMI 2.1 and DP 1.4 I play in highest quality settings and highest possible FPS?
Thank you very much for making it clear to go with which HDMI and DP cables for Gaming. The shop owners were unable to explain this to me. Love from India.
One thing that bugs me out is that many cable manufacturers and certain device manufacturers NEVER advertise the version of HDMI or DP that the cable or connector on the device can support also would love to see film studios start making high refresh rate content since 4K 120 Hz is starting to become more widely available and 24-30 FPS for films and TV shows is a joke since PC games have had 60 Hz for YEARS and 120 Hz since at least 2006 because of DP 1.0 and this will also truly help fight those people who hate high refresh rates because they have been console gaming and watching 24-30FPS content that they call "CINEMATIC" all their lives and are the REAL peasants of the gaming industry (not all console gamers are peasants just the ones who shit talk on PC gamers and hate high refresh because they are too fast for us or some other BS reasons)
after watching avatar at 48hz it looks terrible. they need to add motion blur because there’s motion blur in real life so it looks unnatural in movies so i think anything above 24-30 fps is pointless
Good breakdown. I imagine this won't get huge views, but this is definitely a good video resource that can be used for reference info for a long long time.
Now if i get asked about display outputs, capabilities and version support I have a video to link people to (a lot of people seem to forget cable versions matter too and the amount of times ive heard friends/family complain when things aren't quite right as a result is insane). Even learnt some stuff myself, Awesome stuff as always Greg 👌
I learned so much and was thoroughly satisfied to the point I subscribed to the channel. Never knew DP was so different than HDMI. I always wondered what those other ports on my graphic card were.
Same! But as discussed in the vid, much of the consumable content on TV is either 30/60Hz, which can be handled at up to 4K by modern HDMI versions. I think that, as gamers become more accustomed to TVs, manufacturers will latch onto the idea of DP in them.
@@GregSalazar I love this idea. Maybe this is why LG is heavily invested in high/ish refresh rates on their newer TVs. They know many people have PC's in the lounge which could also be a factor when buying a new TV.
@Greg Salazar . But why? You made compelling points in the video why they wouldn't include DP. Besides HDMI keeps getting updated, it's a port people already know of and is backwards compatible, and even according to your video 2.1 already supports 4K 120hz. Likely the only TVs that would get display port are basically just large scale gaming monitors and not really consumer TVs.
Very comprehensive video, covers everything anybody would need to know about most of the differences. I still use DP because of headroom on variable framerates on emulators, but HDMI is great when you want to kick back in the living room and use a single remote to control everything.
But DP lacks the protection crap HDMI added so the AV businesses don't want to support it. Whatever, you can just place an HDMI switch in line to scramble the protection anyways.
Love this channel, very informative. Will definitely join the channel as soon as i can afford it, would love to support so I can keep watching your channel
Seeing those 1K+ Hz/2K+ Hz rates for 1080p & 720p on DP 2.0 made my inner caveman dance in joy seeing such huge numbers, I wanted to try and clobber something over the head in happiness! XD
Thank you this is very educational. And I realized I gotta move on to DP from HDMI at some point, but first I gotta upgrade my monitor where I can see the rainbow effect on white text on dark backgrounds.
What a great video. I was clueless about the different ports and felt that HDMI was the superior connection. Clearly I'll need to reevaluate how my monitors are setup on my 3080 RTX. Thank you!!!
Nvidia 30 series cards only have Displayport 1.4. If you compare HDMI 2.1 to Displayport 1.4 you will find that HDMI 2.1 has a faster bit rate and supports more Hz at 1440p and below.
i have never once unplugged any HDMI cable on accident in my 22 years of life lol. But my monitor’s DP is a pain to reach and the lock in makes it worse.
Yeah so I buy display port cables without that stupid lock and I am really wondering what people do with the devices for cables to need a lock. Cause all my stuff doesn't move around and I never had a cable fall out.
Thank you for this, being a total newb, making sure you buy the right cable for your monitor's ability also is a factor! Something so simple that we sometimes dont consider as we just think well my monitor is 4K, card also is but having the wrong cable between the 2 is so important!
Really helpful video, thank you so much for making this! Knowing which version is capable of what has been a big guessing game for most people, I'm sure.
At this point I don't understand why HDMI is still a thing it is years behind DP and if all devices used the same cable the tech would be better and cheaper to integrate in to more devices it needs to be the industry standard across all devices for video cable connection. The Universal Serial Bus standard already took the crown for a data transfer cables though there are too many types of USB connectors and right now IMO the Universal Serial Bus company needs to make USB type C cables the standard physical connector shape as it is reversible and more durable than other types of USB cables as well as being a USB cable that can do more stuff than other types of USB cables
To be fair though, considering new displays as of last year were still using display port 1.2 in many cases, they probably won't get utilized for the next 3 years.
Great video, I build quite a few PCs for family and friends... Trying to get them to understand why they should use display port, especially on actual gaming monitors (variable sync) just eludes them... I go over the reasons and provide them with a display port cable... In most cases they use the old HDMI cable hooked to the monitor or one they have sitting around... I often get calls from them saying they are having video card problems when in fact it is the HDMI cable... Also, they plug the monitor cable into the motherboard instead of the video card even though I showed them how to hook things up... I sent a link to your video to a bunch of them to educate them... Hopefully they will watch it and understand...
Nice descriptions of HDMI and DisplayPort from a technical standpoint of each individually. I was looking for a verbal comparison of the two. I am not a computer gamer although I am aware of what gamers deem to be important. Some things you did not mention was bidirectional signals on either standard. The title of the video was "versions explained". The only explanations provided was resolutions and bits per second. What information is conveyed on the cables and in what direction? Do both cables convey the same control information? I have a computer hooked up to a television set. Can the computer turn the TV on or off using DP or HDMI? Can the TV turn the computer on or off? As an example, can a TV remote control tell VLC on the computer what to do? Looking forward to more videos from you.
Question: I have acquired lots of HDMI cables over the years and don't remember what version they are. Is there a way to tell the difference between them by physical appearance? Would it be printed on the cable itself somewhere? for example, one random cable I am looking at has "30AWG 80°C 30V High Speed HDMI Cable With Ethernet"...How do I know what kind of HDMI cable that is??
If you include HDR without doing chroma subsampling then the HDMI 2.1 will support less FPS without using DSC so we still have long way to have support for native resolution with high FPS plus HDR without upscaling methods
We basically are at the point where the display port 2.0 doesn’t need to be upgraded afterwards . HDMI can probably use one more update but after that it seems there is no practical use for greater bandwidth
+1. My LP HD 7750 had a micro HDMI, until it was ripped off the pcb from the weight of the included adapter. *facepalm* Strain relief on those things is a MUST.
thats very important to know. I Had issues with my Monitor sometimes getting some weird glitches and sometimes just black out for a few seconds. Then i realized the cable that came with it was not suited for the job. Its an 1440p 165hz fast IPS panel. Bought a DP1.4 cable (since my GPU supports that) and no more issues
@@codyschlenker6821 no, thats a legitimate question. I just got a new GPU and 1440p monitor and I have an HMDI 2.0 and a dp 1.4... Which one should I use If I have both?
Unifying audio and video was a nice thing, but the real push for hdmi was hdcp, that is DRM. The movie studies were worried about piracy of hd content, THEY are the ones that pushed heavily for device manufacturers to use the new standard.
I was trying to find out whether there is a difference between a display port and a mini display port other than their connection size. Other than that, great video, I learned a lot.
I had to get a Club 3D DisplayPort1.4 to HDMI 4K 120Hz for my RTX 2070 Super to get 2k 120HZ. It works on my LG CX, but you have to use a slightly older driver.
Rough calculations say that one needs 2 gigabytes per second transfer speed, which corresponds(if I'm not mistaken) with HDMI 2.0 Here is my reasoning: 3840 × 2160 = 8 294 400 pixels total. Multiply that by a standard integer(4 bytes* 8 bits) 8 294 400 * 32 = 265 420 800 bits total. Dividing the total bits by 8 to get the bytes gives (265 420 800/8) = 33 177 600 bytes total. Now divide by 1000(not sure if here should be 1000 or 1024) to get the kilobytes and then again divide by 1000 for megabytes = roughly 33,1776 MB. Multiply this by the number of frames per second: 60 * 33,1776 MB = 1 990,656 or about 2 GB.
Just finished designing electronic logic (FPGA) that send and receive SDI 12G and I'm feeling a little deflated with those bandwidths, DP @ 80Gp/s is insane! :) But on the plus side we should be able to send a 12G (4k60 4:2:2 10 bit) 100 meters across BNC cable, so I guess that's one of the big benefits of SDI.
Thanks for explaining why the used the different connectors and I now understand that the HDMI cable was no more than a cable that added the audio into it for the longest time and that even now that by using the DVI port and the best up to grade cable for those ports that this is the port I will be using for all my connection from my video card to my gaming monitor for gaming while using the HDMI for my second monitor which is just a large screen tv that I use so I can watch tv off of the internet while I game or check email etc. on my main gaming monitor. I will also use the HDMI ports up first instead of the DVI when only adding extra monitors to watch my stock or crypto graphs because the extra refresh rate would only be wasted for that type use. This has been the first video I have seen explaining the difference in ports & cables giving me all the knowledge of why and what upgrades happened with each new version in a simple and clear way to understand without making it so complicated when it's not necessary. Thanks
What I really dislike about DisplayPort is that "feature" that switched-off monitors are treated as unplugged monitors. It results in messed-up display configurations
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Greg, folks could use a stern talking to regarding cable selection and some decent recommendations.
I've had to explain to some friends/family that the reason they couldn't get that Fancy GPU to make that Fancy Display run at it's full HDR/Resolution/RefreshRate/WhateverFeature is because either the disgustingly overpriced $40 Monster cable or even the pack-in DP cable that came with their display didn't have the bandwidth to bridge the two at full speed, and they were going to need some cheap $14 cable from Bob's Mainstreet PC Shop instead because it met the pipeline bandwidth, not some overpriced or inadequate Best Buy/Amazon garbage.
am i just blind or is the link missing you stated at the end of the video?
but Breg, what about the type c port!?
I'm wondering what happens in DP to HDMI converters (or vice versa) and are HDMI-only monitors any good for non gaming 60 Hz use 👀
Great video. What monitor would you recommend for someone wanting something with high refresh rate for gaming, but also good color accuracy for doing video/image work as well? I've been looking at 27" 1440p IPS monitors that are G-Sync enabled/compatible/with module, but am stuck on what to go with. The ViewSonic Elite may check all the boxes, but I'm frozen on making a decision. I'd like 32" 4k but just don't think I need it atm and the cost increase may not be worth it. Thanks and great content.
8:13 HDMI
14:36 Display Port
@Beruk Tesfaye lmao I question that too 🤦♂️
Lol I was finding for this freaking comment 😂
thank you, no got time for his blah blah
@@84MadHatter thats right... he talks too much... he could have done that in 3 o 5 min no... 18min
Thanks bro
I hadn't realised how much better DP was compared to HDMI until recently
DP is the protoype of for what feature in the Next HDMI revision minus any DRM attached (thats why DP didnt got love from DVD/BluRay player and console and in the end TV mostly didnt support it either)
HDMI is multimedia cable - it has main purpose in connecting consumer electronics such as DVD/Blu-ray players, cable boxes and consoles with TVs. That includes audio and additional info (drm) over one cable. DP is what it says - a display port first. No wonder it is way superior....
Not as good for the average consumer, because it doesn't carry audio.
@@hashbrownz1999 average monitors don't have speakers 🤷♂️
@@YounesLayachi yes actually, the average consumer's monitor of choice will have speakers
Greg, this is fantastic. Im studying for my CompTIA A+ certification currently and I gotta say, you explain this way better than any A+ instructor I've watched. Excellent sir.
I'm so sorry. Took 2 comptia based courses and learned nothing useful. Source: have since been working in web development and networking. Sucks that it's still consider a standard
Can u tell me how to detect what dp model cable i have or what model the hdmi cable is ? Cuz i have 2 and i dont know what to choose for usage
Coming that's the easiest I already have my A+
@@nightmareinaction629 Can you give the A+ exam online at home?
@@everythingfeline7367 i took 4 COMPTIA and failed on all of them😔 because i took them without working experience, they were network+ security+ CYSA+ Pentest+
Never knew the difference. Very educational
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Awesome! I use them all the time for my builds. Good stuff.
Same here
Same. I got one last December and been great ever since.
I've built a few PCs for friends and family. Always used his code for them. Never had a problem
@@GregSalazar got mine in february and saved my gf 50$ on her laptop buying it without an os with your link
The main thing that's an advantage compared from DP vs HDMI is that DP locks in the device like VGA did. On portable devices that move around a lot like the mini projector. The HDMI comes out VERY often.
That is one advantage but definitely not the main advantage
This is awesome Greg! I’ve always had a hard time explaining why DisplayPort was better than HDMI to my not-so-techie friends. It’s too bad HDMI is so prevalent in TVs right now, but it’s not like they need anything more than that.
I have one question i want to buy monitor with 1.4 Dp can i use 2.0 dp cable or i must use 1.4? Thank you
I would love to see a video like this about USB.
There is a good one by Nostalgia Nerd I think.
Once you get to USB C it's going to get super complicated...
It would be 4 hours long and everybody watching it would be more confused after seeing it 🤪
I know all this stuff already but I know one lucky viewer may have received PC parts to build their first PC this Xmas, and they'll be grateful for this video :3
Great video. While I know this all now, this would have been very helpful when I bought a 1440p 144Hz ultrawide monitor, plugged it into my laptop with HDMI 1.4 and couldn't figure out why it looked terrible :)
Fun fact: Legend has it Greg Salazar is still explaining the standard types of HDMI and DP to this today.
Cheers 🍻
You dont need to daisy chain displays on Displayport, you can just get a hub and split the port multiple ways. Another advantage is that Displayport is more easily adapted to other display interface formats, including turning it into HDMI. The Displayport standard is also "free", while HDMI requires licensing to implement the physical connector.
That right there makes me wonder why hdmi is used anymore at all. DP should be standard for everything
This concept was very difficult to explain to my "average joe" clients while I was installing camera systems with HD NVR's. Some older HD televisions simply wouldn't display the source. They never understood why and some believed I was inexperienced and that I was making things up when I attempted to explain. How did I remedy this, well I made sure I had my 19" monitor with me in case I needed to "prove" my point. Ahhh the wonder years, lol. Great vid, thanks man.
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@@GregSalazar 100% my friend. Perhaps one day I'll be getting mad subs like you!
Shouldve included the yrs of each release in the table too
I had to switch to DP after i realized my monitor maxes at 4K 60hz with HDMI but has 4K 75hz with display port
Same, just realized my 170hz 2k monitor doesnt run on my old gpu.
But how do you see that the your monitor don't show all his hz, I have a 240 Hz monitor but I can't tell if he show 240 or 200 or 144 or 120... ( Sorry for the bad English, I'm french )
Dude, I absolutely ADORE this kind of informative content. Thank you for the video!
I was using HDMI for the last 3 years for my gaming laptop. I just bought a hdmi to displayport cable and I'm excited
Cool video Greg. Great to see these discussed in depth. Something that comes to mind in better understanding these specs would be the display industry’s improvement in input lag and how it impacted different use cases for connections like casual gaming, FPS games, online games, movies, pc monitor use. Also it would be nice to see the year released in the spreadsheet view. Thanks and keep up the content. :)
the most informational and straightforward video I have watched on this topic
Minesweeper RTX on at 4k - that's gaming
love this kind of stuff. Lots of incredible information here. I'm buying a hub connector, and this really helps me understand what's available, as well as a great explanation of what the values mean. It might dumb-down the vid, but you might want to talk about frame rate and refresh rate and other values that figure into the calculus.
It might be too trivial, but I think this entire video might have benefited from a
Great video as always, Greg. Keep it up!
Thanks, Cookie!
This is one of the best video ive ever seen when it comes to information about the topic, in this case HDMI. i wish all videos where like this for all that i need to know about different IT things
I'm with you on framerate, I play at 1080p high refresh (not many triple a games) because I have a 1070, but if I had the choice between 1080p 144hz or 1440p or even 4k @60hz, I would go for the fps
You are doing the lord's work, Mr. Salazar. Excellent content.
Great video. Nice to hear the two ports explained side by side.
I do however have a question. Where does USB-C fit within this space now that some of the newer GPU’s are adding a port for USB-C
Okay so which would you run. I have an XFX AMD Radeon RX 6800XT I have HDMI 2.1 and DP 1.4 I play in highest quality settings and highest possible FPS?
How usb type c is being used for multiple purposes for example: for power, in gpu, in storage devices and more?
That would be a good video.
Thank you very much for making it clear to go with which HDMI and DP cables for Gaming. The shop owners were unable to explain this to me. Love from India.
One thing that bugs me out is that many cable manufacturers and certain device manufacturers NEVER advertise the version of HDMI or DP that the cable or connector on the device can support also would love to see film studios start making high refresh rate content since 4K 120 Hz is starting to become more widely available and 24-30 FPS for films and TV shows is a joke since PC games have had 60 Hz for YEARS and 120 Hz since at least 2006 because of DP 1.0 and this will also truly help fight those people who hate high refresh rates because they have been console gaming and watching 24-30FPS content that they call "CINEMATIC" all their lives and are the REAL peasants of the gaming industry (not all console gamers are peasants just the ones who shit talk on PC gamers and hate high refresh because they are too fast for us or some other BS reasons)
after watching avatar at 48hz it looks terrible. they need to add motion blur because there’s motion blur in real life so it looks unnatural in movies so i think anything above 24-30 fps is pointless
Good breakdown. I imagine this won't get huge views, but this is definitely a good video resource that can be used for reference info for a long long time.
This was a great video. I do wish marketing (for the cable and interface) did a better job at identifying the different versions.
HDMI has the cable compatibility hurdle, yes. Less so with DP.
Now if i get asked about display outputs, capabilities and version support I have a video to link people to (a lot of people seem to forget cable versions matter too and the amount of times ive heard friends/family complain when things aren't quite right as a result is insane). Even learnt some stuff myself, Awesome stuff as always Greg 👌
16:50 _but triple A title, it’s not attainable yet._
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Wow!!! Such an in depth explanation! I finally got a monitor that has a DP and I wanted to know if DP beats HDMI, so this was very informative!
I learned so much and was thoroughly satisfied to the point I subscribed to the channel. Never knew DP was so different than HDMI. I always wondered what those other ports on my graphic card were.
Definitely one of the best videos explaining this. Cheers mate.
I'd love to see DisplayPort in TVs and other media devices.
Same! But as discussed in the vid, much of the consumable content on TV is either 30/60Hz, which can be handled at up to 4K by modern HDMI versions. I think that, as gamers become more accustomed to TVs, manufacturers will latch onto the idea of DP in them.
@@GregSalazar I love this idea. Maybe this is why LG is heavily invested in high/ish refresh rates on their newer TVs. They know many people have PC's in the lounge which could also be a factor when buying a new TV.
@@spinkick9270 The problem is that OLED doesn't play well with variable refresh rates at the moment.
Yeah I get that. It would be cool though atleast one DisplayPort would be nice.
@Greg Salazar . But why?
You made compelling points in the video why they wouldn't include DP. Besides HDMI keeps getting updated, it's a port people already know of and is backwards compatible, and even according to your video 2.1 already supports 4K 120hz.
Likely the only TVs that would get display port are basically just large scale gaming monitors and not really consumer TVs.
can you tell dp 1.2a and 1.2 which one is better for gaming plesae answer
Chuckling at your t-shirt throughout the whole video xD
i ordered 280 hz monitor and im going to use hdmi 2.0 and can i get 280hz?
Very comprehensive video, covers everything anybody would need to know about most of the differences. I still use DP because of headroom on variable framerates on emulators, but HDMI is great when you want to kick back in the living room and use a single remote to control everything.
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"If I had it my way, I would just make everything Display Port at this point." me too man, me too.
But DP lacks the protection crap HDMI added so the AV businesses don't want to support it. Whatever, you can just place an HDMI switch in line to scramble the protection anyways.
except even computer stores , bestbuy and such do not carry DP!!!!
@@EpicGamingEct but they do
Love this channel, very informative. Will definitely join the channel as soon as i can afford it, would love to support so I can keep watching your channel
Seeing those 1K+ Hz/2K+ Hz rates for 1080p & 720p on DP 2.0 made my inner caveman dance in joy seeing such huge numbers, I wanted to try and clobber something over the head in happiness! XD
Thank you this is very educational. And I realized I gotta move on to DP from HDMI at some point, but first I gotta upgrade my monitor where I can see the rainbow effect on white text on dark backgrounds.
What a great video. I was clueless about the different ports and felt that HDMI was the superior connection. Clearly I'll need to reevaluate how my monitors are setup on my 3080 RTX. Thank you!!!
Nvidia 30 series cards only have Displayport 1.4. If you compare HDMI 2.1 to Displayport 1.4 you will find that HDMI 2.1 has a faster bit rate and supports more Hz at 1440p and below.
Thank you for the detailed information I was looking for as well as the entire history I didn't know I wanted, lol. Great job
Was it me or was audio through DP not talked about maybe i am going crazy
There's a lot of people who don't even know DP supports audio. DP 1.4 even supports fully uncompressed 24 bit 32 channel audio. Damn...
Ah welcome to Science Studio, thanks for learning with us.
I simply choose Display-Port over HDMI because it has lock in it, so it not easily unplugged accidentally 🤣🤣🤣
I bought display port without a lock cause it's pain in the asss
i have never once unplugged any HDMI cable on accident in my 22 years of life lol. But my monitor’s DP is a pain to reach and the lock in makes it worse.
Yeah so I buy display port cables without that stupid lock and I am really wondering what people do with the devices for cables to need a lock. Cause all my stuff doesn't move around and I never had a cable fall out.
its just more satisfying for me
@@Djsjslwjwhsbshk hit the gym 💀💀
Thank you for this, being a total newb, making sure you buy the right cable for your monitor's ability also is a factor! Something so simple that we sometimes dont consider as we just think well my monitor is 4K, card also is but having the wrong cable between the 2 is so important!
Thank you for the info. Greg good job.
Glad it was helpful!
I love the ad at the beginning of this video. Especially as I got my version for free!
Could you compare DP with DSC vs without it in terms of visual quality? Is it really lossless?
After this lengthy and well detailed video, I surmised that HDMI 2.1 is basically equivalent to Display Port 1.4.
Facts Bro
Long story short, DP is better than HDMI. Case closed.
Really helpful video, thank you so much for making this! Knowing which version is capable of what has been a big guessing game for most people, I'm sure.
At this point I don't understand why HDMI is still a thing it is years behind DP and if all devices used the same cable the tech would be better and cheaper to integrate in to more devices it needs to be the industry standard across all devices for video cable connection. The Universal Serial Bus standard already took the crown for a data transfer cables though there are too many types of USB connectors and right now IMO the Universal Serial Bus company needs to make USB type C cables the standard physical connector shape as it is reversible and more durable than other types of USB cables as well as being a USB cable that can do more stuff than other types of USB cables
Awesome, been searching two days for this info on HDMI vs DP.
It is a joke that DP 2.0 isn't standard on the latest GPUs.
To be fair though, considering new displays as of last year were still using display port 1.2 in many cases, they probably won't get utilized for the next 3 years.
Great video, I build quite a few PCs for family and friends... Trying to get them to understand why they should use display port, especially on actual gaming monitors (variable sync) just eludes them... I go over the reasons and provide them with a display port cable... In most cases they use the old HDMI cable hooked to the monitor or one they have sitting around... I often get calls from them saying they are having video card problems when in fact it is the HDMI cable... Also, they plug the monitor cable into the motherboard instead of the video card even though I showed them how to hook things up... I sent a link to your video to a bunch of them to educate them... Hopefully they will watch it and understand...
when she starts talking about a DP and then she invites another guy.
Nice descriptions of HDMI and DisplayPort from a technical standpoint of each individually.
I was looking for a verbal comparison of the two. I am not a computer gamer although I am aware of what gamers deem to be important.
Some things you did not mention was bidirectional signals on either standard. The title of the video was "versions explained".
The only explanations provided was resolutions and bits per second.
What information is conveyed on the cables and in what direction?
Do both cables convey the same control information?
I have a computer hooked up to a television set. Can the computer turn the TV on or off using DP or HDMI? Can the TV turn the computer on or off? As an example, can a TV remote control tell VLC on the computer what to do?
Looking forward to more videos from you.
Wasn't this channel called science studio or something?
when you buy a new 1440p 144hz monitor for christmas then realize your gpu only has hdmi 1.4a
I feel like the tables more or less answer the question.
this man have to get 200,000 more subscribers to reach 1 million ..your almost there
Question: I have acquired lots of HDMI cables over the years and don't remember what version they are. Is there a way to tell the difference between them by physical appearance? Would it be printed on the cable itself somewhere? for example, one random cable I am looking at has "30AWG 80°C 30V High Speed HDMI Cable With Ethernet"...How do I know what kind of HDMI cable that is??
I think high speed hdmi cable means it's 1.4
I understand anything that Greg says. He knows how to explain stuff.
I'll switch to display port when it's fully supported in Linux. Until then it's a nice second thought....
Wait, it's not supported in Linux? I thought it would have been the other way around, HDMI not supported in Linux.
Boy I know I am 77 years old , but didn't know that I was asleep so long..LOL . Wonderful informative video. Thank you. Leo.
"Really polarized about"
Almost a dad joke there.
Wow I missed that
Gonna need an updated video since the HDMI 2.1 standard is meanininless rubbish now!
Notification people, where are you?
RUclips is killing the notification system off. Well unless those notifications are main stream media apparently
If you include HDR without doing chroma subsampling then the HDMI 2.1 will support less FPS without using DSC so we still have long way to have support for native resolution with high FPS plus HDR without upscaling methods
Also HDMI 2.1 introduced official support for VRR, ALLM, and eArc.
Waw! Good stuff.
DP 2.0 is incredible
All signals in one cable SCART came before HDMI. Showing my age lol
And boy wasn't scart crap. The kept falling out, and often lost video signals, and needed pushing in or twiddling with.
We basically are at the point where the display port 2.0 doesn’t need to be upgraded afterwards . HDMI can probably use one more update but after that it seems there is no practical use for greater bandwidth
Mini and micro HDMI kinda suck, it's so fragile, had one of my friend's laptop with that, and the cable got broken
+1. My LP HD 7750 had a micro HDMI, until it was ripped off the pcb from the weight of the included adapter. *facepalm* Strain relief on those things is a MUST.
Agreed!
I’ve had the same thing, had to buy a second cable because they’re so fragile.
thats very important to know. I Had issues with my Monitor sometimes getting some weird glitches and sometimes just black out for a few seconds. Then i realized the cable that came with it was not suited for the job. Its an 1440p 165hz fast IPS panel. Bought a DP1.4 cable (since my GPU supports that) and no more issues
DP is king, wish TV's came with it (without having to go BFGD)
So dp 1.4 is better than hdmi 2.0?
Except it isn't because it has half the bandwidth of hdmi 2.1
@@codyschlenker6821 no, thats a legitimate question. I just got a new GPU and 1440p monitor and I have an HMDI 2.0 and a dp 1.4... Which one should I use If I have both?
@@SvnnyMoney Use DP 1.4
@@SvnnyMoney DP 1.4, HDMI 2.1 is barely supported because of how new it is. No monitor exists yet for it.
THANK YOU FOR MY ACTIVATED WINDOWS!!! GSL CODE WORKED !!!
your lucky, mine didnt
Unifying audio and video was a nice thing, but the real push for hdmi was hdcp, that is DRM. The movie studies were worried about piracy of hd content, THEY are the ones that pushed heavily for device manufacturers to use the new standard.
I was trying to find out whether there is a difference between a display port and a mini display port other than their connection size. Other than that, great video, I learned a lot.
This is an amazing video man! Much better than looking on wiki and hoping someone didn't change it for fun...
I had to get a Club 3D DisplayPort1.4 to HDMI 4K 120Hz for my RTX 2070 Super to get 2k 120HZ. It works on my LG CX, but you have to use a slightly older driver.
Rough calculations say that one needs 2 gigabytes per second transfer speed, which corresponds(if I'm not mistaken) with HDMI 2.0
Here is my reasoning: 3840 × 2160 = 8 294 400 pixels total.
Multiply that by a standard integer(4 bytes* 8 bits) 8 294 400 * 32 = 265 420 800 bits total.
Dividing the total bits by 8 to get the bytes gives (265 420 800/8) = 33 177 600 bytes total.
Now divide by 1000(not sure if here should be 1000 or 1024) to get the kilobytes and then again divide by 1000 for megabytes = roughly 33,1776 MB.
Multiply this by the number of frames per second: 60 * 33,1776 MB = 1 990,656 or about 2 GB.
Awesome video, and some amazing throughout on DP. Glad to be that little bit smarter thanks to you.
Just finished designing electronic logic (FPGA) that send and receive SDI 12G and I'm feeling a little deflated with those bandwidths, DP @ 80Gp/s is insane! :) But on the plus side we should be able to send a 12G (4k60 4:2:2 10 bit) 100 meters across BNC cable, so I guess that's one of the big benefits of SDI.
Thanks for explaining why the used the different connectors and I now understand that the HDMI cable was no more than a cable that added the audio into it for the longest time and that even now that by using the DVI port and the best up to grade cable for those ports that this is the port I will be using for all my connection from my video card to my gaming monitor for gaming while using the HDMI for my second monitor which is just a large screen tv that I use so I can watch tv off of the internet while I game or check email etc. on my main gaming monitor. I will also use the HDMI ports up first instead of the DVI when only adding extra monitors to watch my stock or crypto graphs because the extra refresh rate would only be wasted for that type use. This has been the first video I have seen explaining the difference in ports & cables giving me all the knowledge of why and what upgrades happened with each new version in a simple and clear way to understand without making it so complicated when it's not necessary. Thanks
Can I use a HDMI 2.0 and a DP to get 144hz since its capable of it? Or it depends on the monitor?
Didn’t know about the daisy chaining! Will be taking advantage of that! Thank you!
What I really dislike about DisplayPort is that "feature" that switched-off monitors are treated as unplugged monitors. It results in messed-up display configurations
Thank you, display port is exactly what I'm looking for, glad I found you.
G'day Greg,
I really like your 'Tech Explanation' videos 😁
Thanks for the detailed DP explanation!